As we recognize that you may wish to create a multi-session package for a value-added experience, we've created some Heirloom Packages to make preserving your family's memories a snap!
As with our portrait sessions, all Heirloom Packages include everything listed on the "Personalized Portraiture" page for each and every session at an a la mode level (Heirloom Packages may be upgraded to Oh La Lafor just $250).
Heirloom members also receive a special membership entitling you to a 15% discount on any future bookings you may make to continue capturing all the special moments of your extraordinary family. Memberships are valid for up to 3 years.
At MU Photography, our sessions have been lovingly crafted to offer our clients the best value in personalized portraiture. We also believe that the importance of a professional photography sessions is to capture gorgeous images of your life to share for generations to come. We believe that in most cases you prefer an efficient portrait session, resulting in gorgeous professionally developed images to be printed and shared with loved ones at a value. As such, we specialize in customized family and children's portraiture for the busy and budget-concious family that would like to capture and preserve gorgeous images of their lives to share for many years to come.
To achieve this, everyone of our packages include ALL of the following:
- a "getting to know you" session to discuss the feel of your session and what YOU would like your
session to be
- an effecient and friendly personalized photography session in a location of your choosing
- re-mastering and editing of all final images by a professional hand (leave it up to us!)
- printing consultion to decide how best to share your images for generations to come (we have
samples from many local labs as well as very cost-effective pricing on our pro lab so YOU can
compare and make an educated choice about how best to share your images).
- your own personal video of all final images from your session (you too can be a rock star!)
Please visit the "Menu"page to discover what makes our pricing unique.
When pricing out custom photography, it is important to research the pricing structure of each photographer. Some will build their business on print costs (leading to a lower session fee) whereas others will build in the reverse manner. When considering various photographers, be sure to price out a complete package with each, not just a sitting.
At MU Photography, it is our belief that in order to make printing, and thus preserving, your memories as easy as possible we have a "what you see is what you get" approach to pricing . The prices below include EVERYTHING on the Personalized Portraiture page allowing us to offer very value-concious pricing on our prints (in fact, our print prices are compentative with many chain printing locations!). Enjoy and I look forward to capturing your family's special moments.
MU Photography Packages are as easy as 1...2...3...
STEP ONE: Choose Your Session:
A. FAMILY TIES: Special moments between parents and children (or grandchildren) captured for a lifetime.
Maximum 4 people ($50 for each additional person)
-Familiar Faces Heirloom Packages also available
B. BABIES & BELLIES: Personalized portraits of glowing mothers and new additions
-Watch Me Grow Heirloom Packages also available
C: COUPLES: Capture those special moments as your relationship blossoms
D: INDIVIDUAL: Reveal your unique personality in a customized, personal portrait session
GO TO STEP TWO...
STEP TWO: Choose Your Package:
OHH LA LA!! A LA MODE A LA CARTE
$450 $350 $250
Full Portrait Package Full Portrait Package Full Portrait Package
PLUS: 25 Final Images PLUS: 15 Final Images PLUS: 10 Final Images
DVD of high res images DVD of high res images DVD of low res images
$100 Print Credit $50 Print Credit $20 Print Credit
...GO BACK TO STEP ONE GO TO STEP THREE...
STEP THREE:
Contact Us to book your session, then:
Grab a cup o' tea (or java if you prefer) to reward yourself for
making such awesome decisions!
Relax & enjoy your session!
. ..GO BACK TO STEP ONE ... GO BACK TO STEP TWO
Visit the "Awesome Extras" page for more customization options
Even with the excellence of our standard packages, we recognize that some just like a little more of "this n' that" added to their personalized portraiture experience. As such, full customization options are always available. A selection of these Awesome Extras are outlined below. Please take a look and feel free to discuss them during your "getting to know you" session. so that your experience can be just as unique as you are.
Awesome Extras (additional charges may apply):
- an extended photography session to capture even more great images
- additional finished images to share even more great memories of your session
- family albums printed by our professional lab
- customized printing of your images on a selection of professional papers (try the new metallic
finish offered by our pro lab!)
- additional copies of your dvd to share with family & friends
- custom framing and mounting (any size) of your favourite images
- metal prints of your images
- creative editing of your most treasured memories
- specialized and customized canvas wraps in any size
- press print materials (cards, announcements, etc...) to share
We've conducted an extensive print-quality study including various popular labs and it's going to take us a bit of time to compile all the awesome information we've gathered so hang in there :)
Information Coming Soon!
As with most professional photographers, I do not offer the option to purchase raw digital files. The mastery of photography is and always has been not only in capturing a gorgeous image in camera but also in the careful post-processing of that image (either in the traditional darkroom or the digital darkroom) to shine to it's truest potential.
It is my belief that by distributing raw images (either the negatives or raw digital files) the product is not complete. I would compare this to a cake artist distributing their dough because people really enjoy the final baked and decorated cake. Yes, the dough (i.e. the image straight out of camera) does need to be created and mixed in a professional manner taking all ingredients into consideration (in photography this would be consideration of mood, subject, lighting, framing, composition, leading elements, background, subject interaction, etc, etc...), but it is through the precise baking and decorating process (in photography this would be the considerations that go into post-processing such as cropping, layering, dodging, burning, sharpening, consideration of saturation, contrast, masking, etc, etc...) that create and allow the final product to shine.
Because the professional capture of an image in camera is only the first step in professional photography, I always do post-processing on all of my images (in fact, even my personal photos that I post and share have all been through post-processing). This does not mean that getting things right in camera and knowledge of these skills is not important (it is!), but rather that the mastery of these skills, carefully married with the equally important mastery of post-processing is what leads to professional images.
If I were to distribute raw images, I think I would feel that I had only half-done my job as a photographer, which I don't believe is fair to any client, the photography industry, myself or future generations.
Of course I recognize that many people would like as many images as possible from their session. As such, I always offer the option to customize your package further by adding additonal finished images.
Surprisingly enough, light-scribing actually has nothing to do with Star Wars ;) Light-scribing is the burning of graphics into a specific layer on a specialized dvd as a means of labelling.
At MU Photography, we always use light-scribing to personally label each and everyone of our dvds. The reason for this is because light-scribing is one of the very best methods for archival labelling of dvds that we have discovered to date. This will help ensure that the data on your disc (and therefore those precious memories) are left intact and accessible for years to come.
Many people look to paper labels for dvds. Although these can be pretty, they often lead to many problems as the paper and glue ages. Adding the paper label to the dvd increases the thickness of the dvd which then leads to potential issues with the dvd not reading correctly in some readers. Over time, as the glue ages and the paper lifts, some people may also experience the "exploding dvd" syndrome where dvds with paper labels get caught in the dvd reader as they are spinning at high rpm's and shatter within the machine, destroying all data that was on there.
Another alternative method of labelling dvds is to use permanent ink. At MU Photography, we do not believe that this is a safe, archival method for labelling as, over time, the ink may bleed through to the data side of the dvd, thus making it unreadable.
Of course, over time, no matter how archival the dvd, access to the data may become limited as the reader for the data disc becomes outdated. As an example, who among us still has, or uses a 3.5 inch disk drive? I challenge you to find a computer that does. And that was the standard for data storage just over a decade ago! Imagine where we'll be in another decade! It is for this reason that it is highly recommended that you print your images through a pro lab. If for no other reason, than to offer the option to future generations of discovering your gorgeous images in a dusty old shoe box ;)
With all these considerations, and many more (and also because light-scribing just looks so darn awesome!) we have chosen to use light-scribing to ensure that the images of your session will be available as long as possible and we highly recommend printing your images for assurance of preserving your memories for generations to come.
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